Laterite and Ferricrete

Geochemical Sediments and Landscapes

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 45-94

  Widdowson, Mike ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laterite and ferricrete; Metasomatic rock materials; Sub tropical climates; Subaerial weathering products; Substrate interface

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889792760     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470712917.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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